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Administration of Medicines Policy Aim: To ensure safe storage and administration of medication to pupils and staff by the nurses, house Storage All medications are kept in a locked cupboard in a room not normally accessible to pupils. In the Medical Centre medicines that require refrigeration are kept in a locked medicine fridge. In the boarding houses medicines that require refrige

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